Thursday, October 20, 2011

Directions

In order to compensate, in part, for no longer being surrounded by this,

or this,

(click to embiggen; it's worth it)

I have begun working on this:

It's Vetur, a lopapeysa by Védis Jónsdóttir, from Lopi 28. I left Iceland with a sweater's worth of yarn (thanks to Ragga of Knitting Iceland), and had thoughts of designing my own yoke. There's lots of other work on the table, however; and I decided following somebody else's instructions for a change would be a vacation in itself.

So I'm knitting Vetur as written, aside from changing it from the two original colors to four completely different colors.

And using Létt-Lopi (a spun yarn, with a finer gauge) instead of Plötulopi (which is unspun and slightly bulky).

And trimming some of the lower edge of the yoke, since I don't think a large yoke flatters a small person.

And eliminating the pattern from the body and sleeves.

And altering the neckband.

And making it a zippered cardigan instead of a pullover.

And working it from the top down instead of the bottom up.

Aside from that, I'm absolutely going to sit back and let dear Védis do the driving.

Eliminating the pattern from body and sleeves. Check.Zippered cardigan. Check.Altering neckline. Check. I would have done exactly the same. Ever feel Lett-lopi next to your skin? Not comfy. So altering the neck is the best thing to do. LOVE the colors you chose. Can't wait to see it done.

Make a swatch. My palms are already sweating because I don't think there is enough contrast in your colors. I made a tam once on 000 needles and when I was done you could hardly see the pattern - because even though the colors were different the tone (medium) was the same. I learned the hard way there is a reason while all those icelandic sweaters are in black and white - so you can see the darn pattern when it's finished!

My first thought when you said you were going to follow the directions was, "Really, you follow directions?". Then I kept reading and realized it was really Franklin's Interpretation of Direction Reading. Totally you!

Love what your are doing, YAY someone who wants to do this and make it their own. Love it. Will be excited to follow as I have some Harrisville yarn and a pattern for a pullover when I want a cardigan. Please keep us informed. So exciting. This will look so great especially the colors.

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